If I were the commissioner...

If I were the Commissioner of all sports, all Leagues, all broadcasts etc there would definitely be some changes. I will make the rules for all leagues.

Here is part of the change (did I really say that?) I will propose:

o All football teams would have to use the no huddle offense – Huddles are passé and waste a lot of time. And the ball can be snapped for the next play whether the defense is ready or not.

o The offense in football should be able to move any time they choose and move anywhere they want up and down the field on any play. The defense in football has had an advantage for a long time. It’s funny to hear the defenders complain when they think someone goes after their legs but it doesn’t bother the defense when they throw shoulders into another player’s head or upper torso and cause players to be helped off the field does it.

o Anytime Lou Holtz appears on TV the sound will automatically be turned down until he is done talking. Lou likes to talk about Notre Dame every time he is asked a question or asked to comment. Or he talks about how good ND is at recruiting or something similar. I think Bob Costas qualifies for turning down the sound also.

o The clock doesn’t stop at the end of any basketball game for fouls the way it does now. It’s annoying and makes the game too long. The new rule would be that if a player commits a foul in the last three minutes of the game the team that is fouled gets three points for every foul and the clock keeps running. Let’s keep the game moving.

o Baseball umpires can hang it up too. We can use electronics and computers to make all the calls, including balls and strikes. For any sport we may only need one or two officials in the booth to review the calls and override calls when necessary.

o One way to stop fights in all sports, including hockey, is that anyone involved in fighting is automatically thrown out of the game and suspended for three games whether the player started the fight or retaliated. Plus the team of anyone who is involved in a fight automatically gets a loss for every fight.

o All whining in Pro Soccer would result in immediate suspensions and then maybe soccer would go away. Did you see the World Cup this year and all the complaining? Or is that just a cultural thing?

I am starting to like this I think I can come up with some more great ideas. Maybe I need to take a look at the mascots.

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